tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post1704134858487180554..comments2014-12-18T09:04:43.823-05:00Comments on NetRat's Lions Blog: Wildcard Playoff Game 1 @ New Orlean SaintsNetRat's Lions Blognoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post-39367499705022795802012-01-08T22:45:57.307-05:002012-01-08T22:45:57.307-05:00My free agency and draft blog entries are forthcom...My free agency and draft blog entries are forthcoming, and we may not agree on some of that. For now, I&#39;m just looking at how the ref&#39;s took the Lions out of the game (intentionally or inadvertently) by allowing the players to play. <br /><br />I think it was an inadvertent situation that the experienced (in playoffs) team knew about more so then the newbies (ie: Lions).NetRat's Lions Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319344988881078971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post-83524057915921521962012-01-08T13:23:58.982-05:002012-01-08T13:23:58.982-05:00My comments exactly regarding the lack of holding ...My comments exactly regarding the lack of holding calls.<br /><br />Schwartz &amp; company need to recognize that this is the new direction of the NFL. As such, they need to emulate what the Saints did i.e. emphasize the holding until the Ref&#39;s start to call it as it should be called, and perhaps allow the Lions bigger receivers to &quot;chip&quot; the DE&#39;s while going out on their routes. <br /><br />On D, the Lions need to adjust more to the strengths of their opponents; the Wide 9 was abused by the better teams this season.<br /><br />One more thing ... draft Konz out of Wisconsin and buy Berry / the rest of the secondary tubs of stickum next season ...Job561http://www.blogger.com/profile/13616271326039362814noreply@blogger.com